Yaeyama Horseshoe Bat

Yaeyama Horseshoe BatThe Yaeyama Horseshoe Bat occurs in Japan's Yaeyama Islands, Okinawa Prefecture. A prefectural account describes a noseleaf with a pointed, nearly triangular rear edge and says the bat mainly flies within forest to catch small insects, sometimes stopping briefly on a tree to rest during flight.What does it look like?The noseleaf around the nostrils has a rear edge that narrows to an almost triangular point.How does it live?The Yaeyama Horseshoe Bat occurs in Japan's Yaeyama Islands, Okinawa Prefecture. A prefectural account describes a noseleaf with a pointed, nearly triangular rear edge and says the bat mainly flies within forest to catch small insects, sometimes stopping briefly on a tree to rest during flight.The prefectural account says it mainly flies within forest while catching small insects. During flight, it sometimes stops briefly on a tree to rest.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.